Maps

There's no doubt that many children find map work extremely difficult, so a book which explains some of the concepts clearly, as this one does, is a godsend. A major strength is its early statement and constant repetition of the message 'No map can show you everything. You must choose the right one to tell you what you want.' Maps beings strongly with the example of a primary school in Aberdeen, showing how each line of the school's address takes us to a different map - child's map, large-scale, street, OS, road atlas etc. - and we are told how long it would take to walk or drive across it. Later pages look at measuring distance, maps at sea, comparing map from different years and lots more.